Brive-la-Gaillarde

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Corrèze

Brive-la-Gaillarde, the brave, the fortress is situated on the border of the Correze (Limousin), 10 km from the Perigord (Aquitaine) and 15 km of the Lot (Midi-Pyrenees). It is the capital of the Brive Basin and sub-prefectures in the Correze. 50 000, 80 000 with agglomeration is the largest city in the county.

Its historic center has kept its authenticity and boasts a rich architectural heritage, a sort of shopping mall where shops open and heritage of high quality meet.

Things to see and do

Labenche Museum, Museum of Art and History: Prehistory rooms, Gallo-Roman, Middle Ages, famous men of the city, unique collection of tapestries from the Mortlake manufactory of the 17th century. The building itself, the Renaissance, is to see. Tel. : +33 5 55 18 17 70.

Museum of the Resistance and Deportation in the house of Edmond Michelet. Tel. : +33 5 55 74 06 08.

Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin: 12th century crypt of the 5th century church dedicated to St. Martin of Spain. Fine collection of Romanesque capitals in the choir.

Caves of Saint Anthony of Padua: Saint of the well known name who stayed at Brive in 1226 and who came to pray and be silent in these natural caves. Pilgrimage to St. Anthony. Church park of 5 hectares gazebo overlooking Brive.

Doctrinaires College (now Town Hall) of the seventeenth.

Water Tower, nineteenth century (head of the Office de Tourisme de Brive) at the top which can be mounted to overhang the market and the lower part of the city.

Famous market of Brive on Saturday morning (the morning on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays).

Book Fair: the first full weekend of November. Tel. : +33 5 55 92 39 39.

Weather

Sunday 2 august

Min. 12°C - Max. 25°C

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Monday 3 august

Min. 13°C - Max. 29°C

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Tuesday 4 august

Min. 12°C - Max. 23°C

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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Allassac (VPAH Vézère Slate, the tool maker at Manor Towers, the medieval tower, the Baroque furniture of the church), Turenne (one of the most beautiful villages in France), the Chasm of Fage Noailles.